The city’s water department is seeing an increase in usage and roadway construction crews working on state highways are having to adapt due to the high temperatures here.Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) crews across the South Plains have been battling this week’s extreme heat, according to an emailed press release from Dianah Ascencio, TxDOT public information officer.Local crews have been using lime water to treat the pavement in efforts to temporarily cool the asphalt and minimize the asphalt from “bleeding” and becoming “sticky,” according to the press release. The cooling effect can last several days, but if extreme temperatures continue,